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AUTHOR PROFILE
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien is described in biographical records as an English writer and philologist (1892–1973) (1892–1973). The selections gathered here touch on short quotes, time, work. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.
It’s the job that’s never started that takes longest to finish.— J.R.R. Tolkien
Biography at a glance
- Profile: English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
- Life: 1892–1973
- Public roles: Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
- Quotes in this collection: 3
Life and work
J.R.R. Tolkien held public roles including Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon. Biographical records connect J.R.R. Tolkien with University of Oxford and Exeter College. Works associated with J.R.R. Tolkien include The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. This collection includes 3 quotations credited to J.R.R. Tolkien. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.
Reading the quotations
The selections gathered here touch on short quotes, time, work. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.